swēt-mete

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

swēt-mete, m.n: a sweet-meat, delicacy. (SWAIT-MEH-tuh / ˈsweːt-ˌmɛ-tə)

Geoffrey Luttrell dining with his family in the Luttrell Psalter, c. 1320-1340. British Library, Add. MS 42130. [via British Library]

gold-gifa

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

gold-gifa, m.n: a gold-giver, giver of gold or wealth, a generous lord or king. (GOLD-YIV-ah / ˈgɔld-ˌjɪ-va)

I’ve filled the Wordhord with 1000+ words for over 2.5 years, and I want to try something new to help me keep it going. If you’d like to be a Wordhord Gold-gifa, here’s the link to my Patreon page. Every month will have a gold-gifa week when you have the chance to pick the Old English words of the day.

wīf

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

wīf, n.n: woman, female; married woman, wife. (WEEF / ˈwiːf)

mary — The Assumption of the Virgin Mary, from a French Book of Hours. Bibliotheque Renaissance de Nancy, MS 1874. Creative Commons licensed via Flickr.

spiw-drenc

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

spiw-drenc, m.n: an emetic; a medicine or other substance which causes vomiting. (SPIW-DRENCH / ˈspɪw-ˌdɹɛntʃ)

sundor-frēodōm

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

sundor-frēodōm, m.n: a special immunity, a privilege. (SUN-dor-FRAY-oh-doam / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌfreːɔ-doːm)

swōl

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

swōl, m/n.n: heat, burning. (SWOAL / ˈswoːl)

fire — Salamanders are known for being fireproof in the Middle Ages. Bestiary: British Library, Royal 12 C XIX, fol. 68v. England, c. 1200-1210. From discarding images.

luf-sum

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Hana Videen

luf-sum, adj: amiable, pleasant, lovable. (LUF-sum / ˈlʌf-sʌm)

diācon

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

diācon, m.n: a deacon. (DIH-ah-kon / ˈdɪ-aː-kɔn)

St Lawrence, from the Hours of Catherine of Cleves, a Book of Hours produced in the Netherlands c. 1440.

heofon-fugol

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

heofon-fugol, m.n: ‘heaven-bird’, a bird of the air. (HEH-oh-von-FUH-goll / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfʌ-gɔl)

Birds in Arras Psalter and Hours. France, N. (Arras), c. 1300. British Library, Yates Thompson 15, fol. 96r. More about the manuscript here.

dott

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

dott, m.n: a dot, small spot, speck. (DOT / ˈdɔt)